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Evolution of Literary Movements The Shapers of Destiny | Set 1

1. Who called England as ‘Precious stone set in the silver sea’?

Correct : B. shakespeare

2. From which date did the growth of civilization in England begin?

Correct : C. by about 3000 b.c

3. When did the Iberians come to England?

Correct : B. by about 2000 b.c.

4. Why were the Iberians known by their name?

Correct : B. they came through the iberian peninsula

5. Which is the relic of Iberian engineering skill situated near Salisbury?

Correct : C. the stonehenge monuments

6. Avebury is a ............... centre built by the Iberians.

Correct : B. religious

7. Name the first Celtic invaders who came to England.

Correct : A. gaelic

8. Name the second Celtic invaders who came to England.

Correct : B. brythons

9. Name the last Celtic tribes who came to England.

Correct : C. belgae

10. Who were the first tribe to use iron equipments in England?

Correct : C. celts

11. Which of the tribes was known for their agricultural skills?

Correct : B. celts

12. Which Greek traveller came to England around 330 B.C.

Correct : B. pytheas

13. The famous Shakespearean characters such as Puck, Ariel, Titania and Oberon are taken from which mythology?

Correct : B. celtic

14. What were the Celtic priests called?

Correct : B. druids

15. Who wrote the most detailed account of the old Celtic religion?

Correct : A. julius caesar

16. Which Roman emperor attacked England in 43 A.D.?

Correct : C. claudius

17. Which country stood against the Romans for their valourous queen?

Correct : B. iceni

18. Which wall was erected in 123 A.D. to check the attacks of the Picts and Scots in the northern frontier of England?

Correct : B. hadrian’s wall

19. What was called Pax Romana?

Correct : B. roman peace

20. Who introduced Christianity into England?

Correct : B. romans

21. What is the basis of the famous poem ‘Elene’ by Cynewulf?

Correct : C. the story of helena

22. Who made Christianity the official religion of Rome?

Correct : B. emperor constantine

23. What is the victory of Welsh Bishop St Germanus against the Picts and Scots in 429 A.D. called?

Correct : B. the halleluiah victory

24. Who wrote the ‘Ecclesiastical History of the English Nation’?

Correct : C. venerable bede

25. Who were the warriors invited by King Vertigern of Britain from Jutland to fight against Picts and Scots?

Correct : B. hengist and horsa

26. Who was the leader of the Angles who came to England?

Correct : B. ida

27. From which tribe did England get its name?

Correct : A. angles

28. Where did the Britons flee to escape from the Saxon invasion?

Correct : A. armorica

29. The Anglo Saxon Seven kingdoms were called as the ..........

Correct : B. heptarchy

30. Who was the most famous Kentish King?

Correct : B. ethelbert

31. The monk ... .... officially introduced Christianity into England.

Correct : B. st augustine

32. What was the most famous incident which took place in the Seventh century in the ecclesiastical history of England?

Correct : B. the synod of whitby

33. Who was the famous king of Mercia?

Correct : C. offa

34. Who united the Heptarchy into one Kingdom?

Correct : B. alfred

35. Name a famous Irish Saint.

Correct : B. st patrick

36. Who was the great celtic saint produced by the monastery of Iona?

Correct : B. st aidan

37. Who consecrated St Augustine as the first Archbishop of Canterbury?

Correct : C. pope gregory the great

38. Who was the first King of United England crowned by the Archbishop of Canterbury?

Correct : C. king athelstan

39. What were the Danish men called?

Correct : B. vikings

40. Who made a permanent army and navy for England?

Correct : B. alfred

41. Who was the famous Danish King of England

Correct : A. canute

42. Who built Westminister Abbey?

Correct : B. edward the confessor

43. The Norman Conquest by William of Normandy took place in the year.

Correct : B. 1066

44. ........ is a famous Anglo Saxon travelogue.

Correct : B. widsith

45. Other surviving poems of Caedmon other than Beowulf

Correct : C. hymn of creation

46. The Witangemot was

Correct : B. council of wise men

47. Beowulf is an epic poem with

Correct : C. more than 3000 lines

48. The Anglo Saxon Chronicle was set up by

Correct : B. alfred

49. Aelfric was a monk who wrote

Correct : B. sermons in anglo saxon

50. Which year did the Battle of Hastings take place?

Correct : C. 1066

51. Which year did the Normans conquer the Isle of Ely?

Correct : C. 1072

52. What is the Oath taken by the knights swearing loyalty to King William the Conqueror known as?

Correct : B. Oath of Salisbury

53. Which law of William the Conqueror preventedthe people from hunting in the forest?

Correct : B. The Forest Law

54. Which document of a survey conducted by William the Conqueror records the resources of the Kingdom of England?

Correct : B. The Domesday Book

55. During whose reign did the City of London see the beginnings of self government?

Correct : A. Henry I

56. What was the Chief council of the realm of England in the rule of Henry I?

Correct : B. Magnum Concilium

57. When did the rule of the House of the Plantagenets begin?

Correct : A. With the coronation of Henry I

58. In the Middle Ages, the normal unit of holding of land was

Correct : B. Manor

59. What was the extra work done by the Villeins known as ?

Correct : B. Boon work

60. What were the workers who held no land of their own in the manorial system known as?

Correct : B. Serfs

61. In the manorial system, the administration of justice was carried out from...

Correct : B. Lord’s Manor

62. Which year did the Black Death take place?

Correct : C. 1348

63. Which year did the Peasant’s Revolt take place?

Correct : D. 1381

64. Who said ‘God does not judge a man twice for the same offence.?

Correct : C. Thomas Becket

65. Who is called the English Justinian?

Correct : D. Edward I

66. What was an important offshoot of the Kings Court which dealt with the financial affairs of the realm in Henry II’s time?

Correct : C. The Exchequer Court

67. What was the basis of the system of Law followed in all the colonies of Britain?

Correct : B. English Common Law

68. What was Richard I known as ?

Correct : B. The Lionheart

69. Which city is the first corporation in the world?

Correct : B. London

70. When did the first Crusade take place?

Correct : D. 1097

71. When did the Second Crusade take place?

Correct : C. 1147

72. When did the Muslim King Sultan Saladin conquer Jerusalem?

Correct : D. 1187

73. When did the Third Crusade take place?

Correct : D. 1190

74. When was the Magna Carta signed between the people of England and King John?

Correct : B. June 15, 1215

75. Who is known as the Father of the English Parliament?

Correct : C. Simon de Montfort

76. Which statute allowed the king to have a regular income from a tax on the export of wool and leather in 1275?

Correct : B. The Statute of Westminister

77. When did Edward summon his Model Parliament?

Correct : D. 1295

78. Who was the first Stuart King of England?

Correct : B. Robert

79. The Dispensers were the loyal bodyguards of

Correct : B. Edward II

80. The Hundred Years War was fought between England and

Correct : B. France

81. Who was called ‘The King of the Sea’ by the Parliament?

Correct : C. Edward III

82. What was the Parliament summoned by the Black Prince known as ?

Correct : B. The Good Parliament

83. Who were the poor preachers who followed John Wycliffe?

Correct : B. Lollards

84. Who is called ‘The Morning Star of the Reformation’?

Correct : B. John Wycliffe

85. Who was said to be sent by God to lead France to victory in the Hundred years War?

Correct : B. Joan of Arc

86. What was the War between the House of Lancaster and the House of York known as?

Correct : B. The War of the Roses

87. Where was the first University in England established?

Correct : A. Oxford

88. What were the colleges established for legal studies known as?

Correct : B. The Inns of Court

89. When did the War of the Roses begin?

Correct : B. 1455

90. What can be considered as the predecessor of the modern trade Unions?

Correct : B. The Guilds

91. About which work did Dryden say, ‘Here is God’s Plenty’?

Correct : C. The Canterbury Tales

92. Who wrote Parlement of Fowles?

Correct : B. Geoffrey Chaucer

93. Who wrote Confessio Amantis?

Correct : A. John Gower

94. Who wrote The Vision Concerning Piers the Plowman?

Correct : C. William Langland

95. Who wrote ‘The Grovernail of Princes?

Correct : D. Thomas Hoccleve

96. Who wrote The Thistle and the Rose?

Correct : D. William Dunbar

97. Who wrote Morte D’Arthur?

Correct : D. Thomas Malory

98. Everyman is an example of

Correct : B. Morality Play

99. Which system ended with the end of the War of the Roses?

Correct : A. The military system

100. Which dynasty laid the foundation of England as a commercial power?

Correct : B. The Tudor Dynasty